# initializeCitrea()

```
function initializeCitrea(

   options, 

   bitcoinRpc, 

network): ChainData<CitreaChainType>;
```

Defined in: [atomiq-chain-evm/src/chains/citrea/CitreaInitializer.ts:107](https://github.com/atomiqlabs/atomiq-chain-evm/blob/98ca6f16fbfb37e521f8c27b4f942642fe00c2ee/src/chains/citrea/CitreaInitializer.ts#L107)

Initialize Citrea chain integration

## Parameters

| Parameter    | Type                                                                                                                 |
| ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `options`    | [`CitreaOptions`](https://docs.atomiq.exchange/sdk-reference/api/atomiq-chain-evm/src/type-aliases/CitreaOptions.md) |
| `bitcoinRpc` | [`BitcoinRpc`](https://docs.atomiq.exchange/sdk-reference/api/atomiq-sdk/src/interfaces/BitcoinRpc.md)<`any`>        |
| `network`    | [`BitcoinNetwork`](https://docs.atomiq.exchange/sdk-reference/api/atomiq-sdk/src/enumerations/BitcoinNetwork.md)     |

## Returns

[`ChainData`](https://docs.atomiq.exchange/sdk-reference/api/atomiq-sdk/src/type-aliases/ChainData.md)<[`CitreaChainType`](https://docs.atomiq.exchange/sdk-reference/api/atomiq-chain-evm/src/type-aliases/CitreaChainType.md)>